Gupta pays $25 million to end long-running spat with Rio Tinto

In the current bull market, with more equity available, streaming and royalty companies continue to provide much needed revenue in the base metals and industrial materials sectors.

Seven trading days in and already global mining investors are nursing double digit declines as everything from copper to met coal to silver take a beating.

Thanks to its innovative program that uses robots to recover the valuable parts from the millions of Apple devices discarded every year.

The issuing of export permits, however, will resume as soon as existing stockpiles shrink.

Despite the loss and a 94% drop in earnings, analysts believe the company's modest debt of $116 million makes it well-positioned to act on opportunities.

The spin-out from BHP Billiton says it is willing to take on the manganese ore venture if the price is right.

The report didn’t identify the metals but said researchers were looking at cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel and zinc.

According to official figures, Iran has now more than $10 billion of investment pledges under its belt.

The ratings agency expects physical supply/demand imbalance to widen further, leaving miners in extremely weak conditions.